Storm-window attachment.



F. W. SHUPERT & W. J. LEIGHTY.

STORM WINDOW ATTACHMENT. APPLIGATION TILED FEB.11, 1910 PatentedJune 3, 1913.

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P. W. SHUPERT & W. J. LEIGHTY.

STORM WINDOW ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.11, 191-0 PatentedJune 3, 1913 t J m Y 0 h P? u u. uh e m m M I provements STATES rarnn'r curios.

FRANK'W. SHUPERT'AND; WILLIAM J. nnrcH'rY, or rename, Kansas, nssreneas 'ro swear/r SHIELD 00., or CHICAGO, runners, as eoaroaa'rron or ream-ore.

STORM-WINDOW ATTACHMENT.

United States, residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have =-invented certain new and useful Imin Storm-Window Attachments; and we do'decla-re the following to bee full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make which it is tobe used. I these objects we have and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification;

,Our invention relates to storm windows, and more particularly to a device of .this character adaptedfor use on the window of a locomotive cab, .the vestibule window of a street car, thewind shield of an automobile, or on other vehicles or structures to which it may be applicable, the principalobject of the invention being. to provide means for protecting the body window from rain, snow, etc., while the vehicle or structure is either stationary "or in motion.

A further object of our invention is to provide a storm'window which is simple and.

economical in construction and which may be easily and-quickly applied to the body window of the vehicle or structure upon In accomplishing provided details of construction comprislng,

' in part, a frame or hood adapted for covering-a part of the body window and shielding same from the elements when the veincle or structure is stationary; such frame having a deflector which, particularly when the wehicle or structure is in motion, is

adapted to deflect a portion of the air in the path thereof and thereby divert rain, snow, sleet or other matter from the attachment and prevent it from coming into contact with-the glass.

Astill further object is to provide a combination ofair deflecting means and relatively movable .means adjacentthereto, for

breaking up the current of deflected air.

.The invention consists in the matters set-f forth in the appended claims and preferred embodiments thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I l is a perspective view of one form of the devicesin position upon a pane Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 11, 1910. Serial No. 543,242.

' Patentedflune 3, 1913.

ofglass. Fig. II isan enlarged fr0nt-ele- 'vation of the device. Fig. III isuan enlarged central vertical section of thedevice.

Fig. IV is a sectional front elevation of a modified form. Fig. V isavertical section on the line V-V of Fig. IV. Fig. VI is-a sectional front elevation-of a device espe-.

cially adapted for attachment to .automo bile wind-shields. Fig. VII is'a section .on

the line VIIVII of'Fig. VI. Fig. VIII is a central vertical sectional-view of another modlfication; Fig. IX is a front elevatlon of one of the devices extendingffiil ly across a windshield. FigfX is an enlarged side elevation of Figl'X. Fig..XI IS a: front elevationofua device of the style shownin Fig. I, mounted for vertical adjustment upon -a windshield.

Referring more in detail. to the parts in Figsal, II andHI, 1 designates atransparent medium such asa' window pane.or a windshield. At the point which is desired to be i kept in transparent condition, ..an openmgiscut therein, as shown inF-ig. III. In this opening is fitted a frame, :comprisin an inner frame :2.and!an outer frame 3; aid frames being secured together by screws lgpas sing into -a .metal framing plate 5.

Fitted in the inner frame 2 is a transparent medium -6, and fitted in the outer 'frame 3 isa transparent medium 7 8 designates a hood which is open at the bottom and is provided with an upwardly and outwardly inclined mouth 9. The inner end of this hood is provided with flanges 8, 8", through which pass the screws 4 which thus support the hood upon the frame 0. of the hood are' diverged outwardly as shownin Fig. II.

When the structure carrying the window or shield l is stationary, rain, snow, sleet, etc., may beat 'doWn upon the hood 8 without coming into contact with the transparent medium 7. Between. the media 6 and 7, there is a dead air space a, which serves to prevent the condensation of water vapor upon said media 6 and 7.

When the vehicle or structure is moving rapidly in the direction of thehood 8, the inclined extension -9 will deflect the air-in the. path thereof so as to drive it downwardly along a line passing below the bottom of medium-Laud these downwardly directed currents of air will obviously "The outer ends of the S1d8S carry the rain, snow, etcl, therewith and prevent the same from impinging on; the

medium 7. This deflection of wateryele- The means-for attaching the hood to a glass pane may be varied, 'according to circumstances.

The cutting of a hole in the pane may be obviated in various ways. For example, as shown in Figs. IV and V, the hood 15 may be mounted on a .cup 16, provided with a pane, 17. Connected 18, which serves the tween members bearing;

such loops-are provided with gage the top 29 of the frame of the shield 27 .45

rearward side of the peripheral flange 16.which seats upon the between the cup and the hood 15 is a small transparent medium 7 in Fig I. The cup 16 is provided with a tubular stem 19, in 20, so arranged as to close inwardly. In applying thls device, the cup is pressed upon the glass'17 while a portion of the contained air is extracted through the stem 19, the'valve 20 preventing the return of air. The. cup and hood are thus held in position by atmospheric pressure. The operation will be substantially the same as that abovedescribed' withrespect tor-the means shown in. Fig. I. The space b bethat in Fig. I.

In Figs. VI and the wind-shields of automobiles. structure the hood to the ends of apair'of elongatedspring loops 26 which straddle the shield 27 as shown in F ig." VII. The bends. of said clips 28 which en'- In this The ends of said loops 26 which lie at the wind-shield are .provided with tension screws 30 havi enlarged ends 31 that bear upon the glass; and by adjusting said'screws the pressure pf the springs 26 may be adjusted. The hood 32 is held against the glass 27 by the inward tension of saidsprings. Obviously, the hood may by this device be held at either the right, the left or the center of'the windshield, as may bejidesired.

For rendering the device still more efli-' cient, movable means adjacent 'the hood, adapted to dissipatethe current of deflected may be employed. Such means may coiisist of a rotatory fan, as shown in Fig. VIII, wherein 35 designates arhood; 36, the inclined extension thereof; 37, a bracketbearing carried centrally and transversely within the hood; 38, a shaft rotatable in said and 39, a fan mounted upon said a view as the snowglass f same purpose as part which is a check valve- 17 and 18 -corresponds tobase flange 25 is secured transparent material, of a fthus accomplishing the object stated, viz.,

keeping the'line of vision clear with greater certainty.

Either the device shown in Fig. I, or that shown in Fig. VIII, maybe multiplied in a series extended horizontally so as to cover the fullwidt'h of the transparent member. Figs.

IX and X illustrate such an arrangement asapplie'd to a hinged wind-shield, of wh'ch 40 is the. upper section and 41 the lower ection, the two being hinged together at 42. Just above the hinge, the hood 43 is attached, in any suitable manner, and is formed with the inclined outer part 43. The hood is braced by a series of small triangular struts, 44, and its ends may be sebured to the frame 41 of-the lower shield section.

Fig XI shows one means by which a hood ofthe style shown in Fig. I or Fig. VIII may be mounted with vertical adjustability upon a sash, wind-shield or the like. Here the bond 50 isaflixed to a pair-of horizontal,

resilient strips 5l,whose ends are provided with bolts having wing-nuts 52. Secured to the frame 53 of the glass 54 are a pairof vertical, slotted guides 55, havingundercut slots 56 in which are retained the heads and f shanks of the bolts 57. WVhen the VII is shown a structure'- which is especiallyadapted for use upon nuts 52. are tight the parts 51 are firmly supported, and the height of the device; 50 may be varied'at pleasure by loosening the nuts and sliding the bolts vertically in said grooves 56.

Various other changes may of course be made without departing from the-spirit of the invention as defined in the claims.

Having thus described our what we claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. The combination with a member of protecting hood or casing arranged to project therefrom, and having a transverse pane of transparent material therein and of means for securing the hood at diflerent positions opposite said member with its pane spaced from said member and the intervening space between said pane and member inclosed.

2. A storm window attachment comprising in combination with a window glass, a hood located in front of the glass and adapted for said hoodbeing closed at the side and top and a deflector carried by the hood and extending at an angle therefrom, whereby a current of air is deflected through the hood out of contact with the protected portion of the glass, for the purpose set forth.

3. A storm window comprising in cominvention,.

protecting a portion of same,

bination with a window glass, a hood secured to said glass and extending forwardly there from, said hood being closed at the sides and top and open at the bottom and ends, a deflector on the forward end of said hood projecting at a forward angle from the sides and top, the angle of projection of said hood being such as to deflecta current .of

with an upwardly and laterally directed deflector atits forward 'end, substantially as" andv for the purposeset forth.

5. A device of the class-described, com prising in combination with a window, a.

hood located in front of said window, said forward end, an inclined air deflecting e2;- tension at the front of the-hood, means for attaching the other end of the hood to the window, and revoluble means adjacent to the deflecting portion of the hood for receiving and dissipating a deflected air current. I

6. An attachment ofthe class described including a window, a hood open at its forward end and at the bottom, means at the rear end of the hood for attaching same to the window, an inclined deflecting extension at the forward end of the hood, and a fan mounted for rotation within the hood and adjacent to said extension,

' 7 .In an attachment of the class described,

the combination of a window, a frame lo cated in front of the window, a frame at the rear of said window, means for securing said frames togetherand to the'window, a hood mounted on the forward frame, and a small window located in each ofsaid frames and spaced apart, the mounting. of the small windows in the frames being such as to provide a dead air space therebetween.

In testimony. whereof-we aflix our slgna:

, tures in presence of two witnesses. hood being open at the'bottom and at its l I FRANK w. SHUBEIRT, WILLIAM J. LEIGHTY.

witnessesz GERALDINE SHEPHERD,

' J. 'A. CUMINe-s. 

